[A2k] Fwd: mobilizing IPR activists in NYC on 13 July - IRT Report World Tour

Mon Jul 6 10:55:03 2009

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Dear All,

Fair use and free expression activists near New York City on 13 July
are encouraged to come to an ICANN consultation to discuss a new
proposal to expand trademark rights in domain names and re-write the
UDRP (without a single registrant's representative at the negotiating
table to draft this proposal!).  See below.

We need the fair use and free speech activists in these communities
to come and participate in these open public consultations, so the
public does not only hear the 1-sided sales pitch that the IP
Constituency (selling the proposal) would like for the public to hear
- but can actually get a balanced dialogue on the issues.

Please contact Kathy Kleiman  <Kathy@KathyKleiman.com> of the Non-
Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) for more information in how to
participate in these consultations.

The other dates of the ICANN world tour include 15 July in London and
24 July in Hong Kong, so please start mobilizing for those
consultations as well.

Thank you for weighing in on this important issue!

Best,
Robin

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Kathy Kleiman <Kathy@KathyKleiman.com>
> Date: July 4, 2009 12:37:23 PM PDT
> To: derek.bambauer@brooklaw.edu
> Cc: Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com>, Robin Gross
> <robin@ipjustice.org>
> Subject: Re: mobilizing activists in NYC on 13 July - IRT Report
> World Tour
>
>
> I am Kathy Kleiman, a co-founder of ICANN's Noncommercial Users
> Constituency, and a friend of Wendy's and Robin's.
> ICANN is attempting to open up new top level domains, e.g.,
> competitors to .COM, and along the way, the largest companies
> and trademark owners are asking for expanding trademark rights in
> all new domain names -
> rights not bounded by the traditional limits of trademark law, not
> bounded by fair use, free speech or freedom of expression
> (the group is called the IRT, and their report is the IRT Report).
>
> We are looking for free speech and fair use experts to assist us in
> telling ICANN that the IRT Report goes beyond law
> (and frankly, beyond reason).
>
> ICANN is allowing these trademark attorneys (Microsoft, Time
> Warner, etc) to tour around the world with their report,
> and NYC is their destination on Monday, July 13th (Millennium
> Hotel), 9am.
>
> Additional details to follow, but we are looking for a few great
> people to register and speak briefly at the microphones on 7/13 in NYC
> about the importance of free speech and fair use to trademark law,
> Internet and domain names now and in the future. Can you come?
>
> Can you suggest others who might want to join us?
>
> I am planning a breakfast before the meeting to gather the "good
> guys," answer questions, help with any final preparations,
> and go into the ICANN public consultation  together.
>
> I truly hope you can join us,
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Kleiman, Esq.
> Co-Founder, ICANN's Noncommercial Users Constituency (1999)
> Co-Founder, Domain Name Rights Coalition (1996)
> Protecting free speech, fair use and privacy in the domain name
> system since 1995.
>
> ICANN Announcement with links to Final IRT report (the "protect
> trademark rights in new gTLDs" report):
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm
>
> Registration Page for the Global Events:
> http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/
> (including the 7/13 NYC Consultation)
>
> Kathy Kleiman written comments to draft IRT Report on behalf of
> noncommercial users, 5/2009,
> (attached)
>
> George Sadowsky's speech on behalf of Internet Users at Sydney
> Public Forum, 6/25/2009
> (attached)
>>
>> Thanks, Wendy!
>>
>> Robin, what can I do that would be helpful?
>>
>> Happy Fourth!
>>
>> Derek
>>
>> Derek E. Bambauer
>> Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
>> Info/Law (blog) | E-mail | ph. 718.780.0397
>>
>>
>> Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com>
>> 07/03/2009 06:57 PM
>>
>> To
>> Robin Gross <robin@ipjustice.org>
>> cc
>> Kathy Kleiman <Kathy@KathyKleiman.com>, Derek Bambauer
>> <derek.bambauer@brooklaw.edu>
>> Subject
>> Re: mobilizing activists in NYC on 13 July - IRT Report World Tour
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Robin and Kathy,
>> If you want a mob of relatively unruly activists, the "New Yorkers
>> for
>> Fair Use," seth.johnson@realmeasures.dyndns.org and jays@panix.com.
>>
>> I'm also pinging Derek Bambauer via CC.
>>
>> --Wendy
>>
>> Robin Gross wrote:
>> > Hi Wendy,
>> >
>> > As you know, the IPC is taking the IRT Report sales pitch on a
>> world
>> > tour this summer.    NCUC is trying to mobilize activists in the
>> > different locations to show up and participate in the
>> consultations (13
>> > July in NYC; 15 July in London; 24 July in Hong Kong).
>> >
>> > Do you have any suggestions for specific groups or people that
>> we should
>> > reach out to in these communities to encourage their
>> participation at
>> > the IRT Report consultation?   Since you've lived in NYC (and I
>> think
>> > London before?) we thought you'd have some suggestions for
>> groups in
>> > these communities who care about free expression and the
>> expansion of
>> > trademark rights on the Internet who might be willing to
>> participate at
>> > the consultation?
>> >
>> > Kathy Kleiman is leading NCUC's charge on the IRT Report and
>> will be at
>> > the NYC IRT meeting on 13 July ready to meet with activists and
>> brief
>> > them on the issues before the consultation.
>> >
>> > So please let Kathy or me know if you have any suggestions for
>> who we
>> > should to reach out to in NYC and London to bring to the IRT
>> consultation.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
>> >
>> > Have a great holiday weekend, BTW!
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Robin
>> >
>> >
>> > IP JUSTICE
>> > Robin Gross, Executive Director
>> > 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
>> > p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
>> > w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin@ipjustice.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy@seltzer.org
>> phone: +1.914.374.0613
>> Visiting Professor, American University Washington College of Law
>> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
>> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html
>> http://www.chillingeffects.org/
>> https://www.torproject.org/
>>
>
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IP JUSTICE
Robin Gross, Executive Director
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin@ipjustice.org